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[Mike9311]

Hello Everyone

Starting a thread of its own for this part

Finally finally finally!!... have the latest version printing on a 3 day print. Have been working with a board member to push this project and get it done. Expecting sometime early Monday US Central Time. The journey to get to this point has been a tad nuts but we are here.

This version has influence from a real GTS console. My helper can identify himself if he would like He has been a great help

From those pics I added more curvature to follow actual console and not the original regular 924 center console like before. Mounting doesn't appear to be an issue either. not 100% finalized yet but I already have the original hanging in the Club Sport.

please see https://www.924board.org/viewtopic.php?t=31912&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=330

I did however, have the face stay flat so it sits into the curvature, or stays flat to the face that is facing you with everything. Hope that makes sense??

Will see how its progressing in about an hour at 10 hours of print time. Its not the fun part until the end

Version 5 2024 as I call it. Feel free to comment, share thoughts, etc.




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1980 931 since 1989
1981 Ideola 931 Club Sport
1982 931 Entwicklungsfahrzeug
1979 924 NA ohne 650 mit 471
1982 931 Red Resurrection - 951 IC
1982 931 parts car / resurrection?
1980 924 NA (R&D lightweight)
1982 931 wana-be GTR race car

[924-76]

Great news! Happy to see progress on this project.
I'm looking forward to buy one. I volunteer to be a tester in my want-to-be GTS to provide feedback and pictures if you wish.

Cheers!
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1976 924 N/A ROW SOLD
1980 931S
1981 931 Part car RIP

[Rico]

I would be in for 1 as well.
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1981 931

[Mike9311]

I do have a tester lined up already besides myself , thanks!

He had, what I consider, crazy access to an original 'unfinished' unit (or it was stripped and beat up). If you look at the GTS manual they only show the top half of the regular gauge cluster. So weird but it backs up what the images look like. Just a hand made custom part

So the first run failed but that was my fault. As soon as it failed I went for the long safer way while I figured it out which I did. Wish I would have waited and hour or two to restart but that's ok. 2nd print is 43% done on an almost four day journey. I won't be doing it this long way again.

Updates coming as soon as I have them.
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1980 931 since 1989
1981 Ideola 931 Club Sport
1982 931 Entwicklungsfahrzeug
1979 924 NA ohne 650 mit 471
1982 931 Red Resurrection - 951 IC
1982 931 parts car / resurrection?
1980 924 NA (R&D lightweight)
1982 931 wana-be GTR race car

[Mike9311]

Print should be done now after 4+ days. I am nowhere near it though
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1980 931 since 1989
1981 Ideola 931 Club Sport
1982 931 Entwicklungsfahrzeug
1979 924 NA ohne 650 mit 471
1982 931 Red Resurrection - 951 IC
1982 931 parts car / resurrection?
1980 924 NA (R&D lightweight)
1982 931 wana-be GTR race car

[Mike9311]

Turned out decent. No carbon this time since its a test of the full version along with the other tweaks. Based on pics I think this region will have to be raised up to match the real version. This version's side curvature was taken directly from a scan of the regular 924 center console


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1980 931 since 1989
1981 Ideola 931 Club Sport
1982 931 Entwicklungsfahrzeug
1979 924 NA ohne 650 mit 471
1982 931 Red Resurrection - 951 IC
1982 931 parts car / resurrection?
1980 924 NA (R&D lightweight)
1982 931 wana-be GTR race car

[Mike9311]

The back area in the pic above follows the driver side Euro shelf and dash nicely but now I have a 'duck bill' on top by the gauges

Adjusting the CAD now for version 6. With the dash the console gets tilted up when mounted and this resulted in the duck bill look at the top of the console above the three gauges

You can see that duck shape too in the above pic
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1980 931 since 1989
1981 Ideola 931 Club Sport
1982 931 Entwicklungsfahrzeug
1979 924 NA ohne 650 mit 471
1982 931 Red Resurrection - 951 IC
1982 931 parts car / resurrection?
1980 924 NA (R&D lightweight)
1982 931 wana-be GTR race car

[morghen]

Cool factor 10/10.
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[Mike9311]

[morghen]

Phone tray to fix the carpet problem?
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Supercharger and EFI kits
https://www.the924.com

[Mike9311]

[Kenodog]

Those all look great. The 80's weren't really 'svelte' contour times. Everything was chunky and boxy ..

I think it suits the car myself.
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1979 Euro 931, Olive
1981 931, Sabine
1991 Ford Ranger XLT 4x4, Ricky
1996 Ford E-350 ex-FedEx Van
2014 Mazda CX-5 (Kinderwagon)
2019 KTM 790 Adventure
2024 KLX300
2024 KLX140

[morghen]

When can we see it in the car? Will you coat it with something to look similar to the original?
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Supercharger and EFI kits
https://www.the924.com

[Mike9311]

Thanks kenodog, appreciate it

Definitely a labor of love

Morghen, I do have one poor pic with the latest version mounted but not perfectly. Working on cleaning up the interior so it can be remounted.

The CS interior has that grayish Alcantera covering the dash. This was printed in carbon petg which leaves a nearly matching finish except for the side front panel curvature that reveals the obvious print layers in those two small areas (right of seat belt indicator) but everywhere else it looks great. I have been searching for some sort of vinyl paint to try as well. Or sanding and texture blasting might be an option at least for this car with this dash cover

The other option would be to make the front panel removable. This isn't like the original but then thing vinyl could be wrapped around it and the front panel installed after the console is mounted. What really is annoying is the installation itself. Two screws, which thankfully VW / Porsche / Audi Group has used the same interior screws forever, screw into the steel dash bar but like the original 924 console, you have to install those awkwardly upward through the outer two gauge holes. I hate doing this. Almost makes me want to do the front panel idea

There is a cut out at the bottom but that never helps because the heater / vent control blocks everything there

Feel free to share any ideas for coating or otherwise. I know for sure I could just sand, prime, and paint too as an option

Also in the picture is the 3D printed early 928 / 911 / 80 931 style knob installed on round short shift lever (might be set high here). New leather and aftermarket shift indicator insert. I have since done this on the 82 S2 to take out the heavy S2 knob with stock lever.

I'll see what other pics I have


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1980 931 since 1989
1981 Ideola 931 Club Sport
1982 931 Entwicklungsfahrzeug
1979 924 NA ohne 650 mit 471
1982 931 Red Resurrection - 951 IC
1982 931 parts car / resurrection?
1980 924 NA (R&D lightweight)
1982 931 wana-be GTR race car

[Mike9311]

Better CAD pics of the latest version you see installed in the car. I did not realize how tilted /angled up it sits as installed. This is why when you view straight on the top lip comes down over the gauges. In the car though, you don't see it like this




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1980 931 since 1989
1981 Ideola 931 Club Sport
1982 931 Entwicklungsfahrzeug
1979 924 NA ohne 650 mit 471
1982 931 Red Resurrection - 951 IC
1982 931 parts car / resurrection?
1980 924 NA (R&D lightweight)
1982 931 wana-be GTR race car